In Croatia, Marfat families are Croats (from the Island of Ugljan ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and Dubrovnik.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Marfat live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent. They are located in only five naselja i to in Ugljan on the Island of Ugljan (10), Zadar (<10), Zagreb (<10), Preko on the Island of Ugljan (<5), and in Brtonigla in Buje area (<5).
Outside Croatia
At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States. Family name Marfat is present in 9 countries on four continents. The family name "Marfat " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Ukraine.